The trailer provides our first look at some of the monsters first introduced through cave drawings in Kong: Skull Island, including Mothra, Rodan, and arch-rival King Ghidorah.
The official synopsis for the monster brawler:
The new story follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species—thought to be mere myths—rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity’s very existence hanging in the balance.
Godzilla: King of the Monsters is directed by Michael Dougherty (Krampus), and stars Millie Bobby Brown, Bradley Whitford, Vera Farmiga, Ken Watanabe, and Sally Hawkins. The film roars into theaters May 31, 2019.
The trailer shows off a lot of content, though a small moment with a familiar mirror will likely draw the most attention.
Albus Dumbledore explains to Newt Scamander that he needs his help because he cannot “move against Grindewald.”
As he says this, Dumbledore is looking into the Mirror of Erised, first seen in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. The mirror shows the viewer their greatest desire. Looking back at Dumbledore is the spectral face of Grindewald.
Directed by David Yates, from a screenplay by J.K. Rowling. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwaldstars Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Jude Law, Johnny Depp, Zoë Kravitz, Callum Turner, Claudia Kim, William Nadylam, Kevin Guthrie, Carmen Ejogo, and Poppy Corby-Tuech. The film will land in theatres on November 16, 2018!
Warner Bros. showcased a new poster (shown below) for the upcoming Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindewald during their panel at San Diego Comic-Con.
Most surprising: Nicholas Flamel, the creator of the Sorcerer’s Stone, will make his first appearance in the franchise, seen on the far right of the poster.
Directed by David Yates, from a screenplay by J.K. Rowling. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwaldstars Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Jude Law, Johnny Depp, Zoë Kravitz, Callum Turner, Claudia Kim, William Nadylam, Kevin Guthrie, Carmen Ejogo, and Poppy Corby-Tuech. The film will land in theatres on November 16, 2018!
“From Warner Bros. Pictures and director James Wan comes an action-packed adventure that spans the vast, visually breathtaking underwater world of the seven seas, “Aquaman,” starring Jason Momoa in the title role. The film reveals the origin story of half-human, half-Atlantean Arthur Curry and takes him on the journey of his lifetime—one that will not only force him to face who he really is, but to discover if he is worthy of who he was born to be…a king.
The film also stars Amber Heard (“Justice League,” “Magic Mike XXL”) as Mera, a fierce warrior and Aquaman’s ally throughout his journey; Oscar nominee Willem Dafoe (“Platoon,” “Spider-Man 2”) as Vulko, council to the Atlantean throne; Patrick Wilson (“The Conjuring” films, “Watchmen”) as Orm/Ocean Master, the present King of Atlantis; Dolph Lundgren (“The Expendables” films) as Nereus, King of the Atlantean tribe Xebel; Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Netflix’s “The Get Down”) as the vengeful Black Manta; and Oscar winner Nicole Kidman (“The Hours,” “Lion”) as Arthur’s mom, Atlanna; as well as Ludi Lin (“Power Rangers”) as Captain Murk, Atlantean Commando; and Temuera Morrison (“Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones,” “Green Lantern”) as Arthur’s dad, Tom Curry.
Wan directs from a screenplay by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick (“The Conjuring 2”) and Will Beall (“Gangster Squad,” TV’s “Training Day”), story by Geoff Johns & James Wan and Will Beall, based on characters from DC, Aquaman created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger.
The film is produced by Peter Safran and Rob Cowan, with Deborah Snyder, Zack Snyder, Jon Berg, Geoff Johns and Walter Hamada serving as executive producers. Wan’s team behind the scenes includes such frequent collaborators as Oscar-nominated director of photography Don Burgess (“The Conjuring 2,” “Forrest Gump”), his five-time editor Kirk Morri (“The Conjuring” films, “Furious 7,” the “Insidious” films), and production designer Bill Brzeski (“Furious 7”). They are joined by costume designer Kym Barrett (“The Matrix” trilogy, “The Amazing Spider-Man”) and composer Rupert Gregson-Williams (“Wonder Woman”).”
The film is set to hit theaters on December 21, 2018, in 3D and 2D and IMAX.
Marvel Comics is bringing back their Marvel Knightsimprint for its 20th anniversary, and it will be curated by superstar writer Donny Cates.
The only comic announced so far is a one-shot, MK20 #1, written by Cates. According to Newsarama, Marvel stated that “MK20 #1 is not a line relaunch but rather ‘a project to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Marvel Knights.'”
No additional titles were announced, but Matthew Rosenberg, Tini Howard, and Vita Ayala are confirmed as creators.
Art by Mike Deodato
Cates is hand picking contributors himself. He’s spearheading the initiative as a “showrunner” of sorts, similar to how Gerard Way curates Young Animal for DC Comics. Cates also renewed his exclusive contract with Marvel.
Marvel Knights launched in 1998 and went dormant in 2013. It was originally led by Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti through their company Event Comics. The first four titles under the imprint were Daredevil, Black Panther, The Punisher, and The Inhumans. If the promo art by Mike Deodato is any indication, we may be seeing the same lineup for the 20th anniversary (or at least in the one-shot).
What was your favorite Marvel Knights title from back in the day? Comment below and let us know!
The 2018 Eisner Awards were held last night at San Diego Comic-Con, and we have your complete list of winners below!
Monstress and My Favorite Thing Is Monsters were the big winners of the night, winning a total of eight awards between them (five to Monstress, three to Monsters). The critically acclaimed Mister Miracle also took home two awards, Best Writer (tie) and Best Penciller/Inker, but lost Best Limited Series to Black Panther: World of Wakanda.
Check out the full list of winners and nominees here (winners in bold):
Best Short Story
“Ethel Byrne,” by Cecil Castelluci and Scott Chantler, in Mine: A Celebration of Liberty and Freedom for All Benefiting Planned Parenthood (ComicMix)
“Forgotten Princess,” by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Antonio Sandoval, in Adventure Time Comics #13 (kaboom!)
“Small Mistakes Make Big Problems,” by Sophia Foster-Dimino, in Comics for Choice (Hazel Newlevant)
“Trans Plant,” by Megan Rose Gedris, in Enough Space for Everyone Else (Bedside Press)
Best Single Issue/One-Shot
Barbara, by Nicole Miles (ShortBox)
Hellboy: Krampusnacht, by Mike Mignola and Adam Hughes (Dark Horse)
Pope Hats #5, by Ethan Rilly (AdHouse Books)
The Spotted Stone, by Rick Veitch (Sun Comics)
What Is Left, by Rosemary Valero-O’Connell (ShortBox)
Best Continuing Series
Black Hammer, by Jeff Lemire, Dean Ormston, and David Rubín (Dark Horse)
Giant Days, by John Allison, Max Sarin, and Liz Fleming (BOOM! Box)
Hawkeye, by Kelly Thompson, Leonardo Romero, and Mike Walsh (Marvel)
Monstress, by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Image)
The Wicked + The Divine, by Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie (Image)
Best Limited Series
Black Panther: World of Wakanda, by Roxane Gay, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and Alitha E. Martinez (Marvel)
Extremity, by Daniel Warren Johnson (Image/Skybound)
The Flintstones, by Mark Russell, Steve Pugh, Rick Leonardi, and Scott Hanna (DC)
Mister Miracle, by Tom King and Mitch Gerads (DC)
X-Men: Grand Design, by Ed Piskor (Marvel)
Best New Series
Black Bolt, by Saladin Ahmed and Christian Ward (Marvel)
Grass Kings, by Matt Kindt and Tyler Jenkins (BOOM! Studios)
Maestros, by Steve Skroce (Image)
Redlands, by Jordie Belaire and Vanesa Del Rey (Image)
Royal City, by Jeff Lemire (Image)
Best Publication for Early Readers (up to age 8)
Adele in Sand Land, by Claude Ponti, translated by Skeeter Grant and Françoise Mouly (Toon Books)
Arthur and the Golden Rope, by Joe Todd-Stanton (Flying Eye/Nobrow)
Egg, by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow Books)
Good Night, Planet, by Liniers (Toon Books)
Little Tails in the Savannah, by Frederic Brrémaud and Federico Bertolucci, translated by Mike Kennedy (Lion Forge/Magnetic)
Best Publication for Kids (ages 9–12)
Bolivar, by Sean Rubin (Archaia)
Home Time (Book One): Under the River, by Campbell Whyte (Top Shelf)
Nightlights, by Lorena Alvarez (Nobrow)
The Tea Dragon Society, by Katie O’Neill (Oni)
Wallace the Brave, by Will Henry (Andrews McMeel)
Best Publication for Teens (ages 13-17)
The Dam Keeper, by Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi (First Second/Tonko House)
Jane, by Aline Brosh McKenna and Ramón K. Pérez (Archaia)
Louis Undercover, by Fanny Britt and Isabelle Arsenault, translated by Christelle Morelli and Susan Ouriou (Groundwood Books/House of Anansi)
Monstress, by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda (Image)
Spinning, by Tillie Walden (First Second)
Best Humor Publication
Baking with Kafka, by Tom Gauld (Drawn & Quarterly)
Batman/Elmer Fudd Special #1, by Tom King, Lee Weeks, and Byron Vaughn (DC)
The Flintstones, by Mark Russell, Steve Pugh, Rick Leonardi, and Scott Hanna (DC)
Rock Candy Mountain, by Kyle Starks (Image)
Wallace the Brave, by Will Henry (Andrews McMeel)
Best Anthology
A Bunch of Jews (and Other Stuff): A Minyen Yidn, by Max B. Perlson, Trina Robbins et al. (Bedside Press)
A Castle in England, by Jamie Rhodes et al. (Nobrow)
Elements: Fire, A Comic Anthology by Creators of Color, edited by Taneka Stotts (Beyond Press)
Now #1, edited by Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)
The Spirit Anthology, edited by Sean Phillips (Lakes International Comic Art Festival)
Best Reality-Based Work
Audubon: On the Wings of the World, by Fabien Grolleau and Jerémie Royer, translated by Etienne Gilfillan (Nobrow)
The Best We Could Do, by Thi Bui (Abrams ComicArts)
Calamity Jane: The Calamitous Life of Martha Jane Cannary, 1852–1903, by Christian Perrissin and Matthieu Blanchin, translated by Diana Schutz and Brandon Kander (IDW)
Lennon: The New York Years, by David Foenkinos, Corbeyran, and Horne, translated by Ivanka Hahnenberger (IDW)
Spinning, by Tillie Walden (First Second)
Best Graphic Album—New
Crawl Space, by Jesse Jacobs (Koyama Press)
Eartha, by Cathy Malkasian (Fantagraphics)
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, by Emil Ferris (Fantagraphics)
Stages of Rot, by Linnea Sterte (Peow)
The Story of Jezebel, by Elijah Brubaker (Uncivilized Books)
Best Graphic Album—Reprint
Boundless, by Jillian Tamaki (Drawn & Quarterly)
Fantagraphics Studio Edition: Black Hole by Charles Burns, edited by Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics)
Small Favors: The Definitive Girly Porno Collection, by Colleen Coover (Oni/Limerence)
Sticks Angelica, Folk Hero, by Michael DeForge (Drawn & Quarterly)
Unreal City, by D. J. Bryant (Fantagraphics)
Best Adaptation from Another Medium
Beowulf, adapted by Santiago García and David Rubín (Image)
H. P. Lovecraft’s The Hound and Other Stories, adapted by Gou Tanabe, translated by Zack Davisson (Dark Horse)
Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, adapted by Christophe Chabouté, translated by Laure Dupont (Dark Horse)
Kindred, by Octavia Butler, adapted by Damian Duffy and John Jennings (Abrams ComicArts)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material
Audubon: On the Wings of the World, by Fabien Grolleau and Jerémie Royer, translated by Etienne Gilfillan (Nobrow)
Flight of the Raven, by Jean-Pierre Gibrat, translated by Diana Schutz and Brandon Kander (EuroComics/IDW)
FUN, by Paolo Bacilieri, translated by Jamie Richards (SelfMadeHero)
Ghost of Gaudi, by El Torres and Jesús Alonso Iglesias, translated by Esther Villardón Grande (Lion Forge/Magnetic)
The Ladies-in-Waiting, by Santiago García and Javier Olivares, translated by Erica Mena (Fantagraphics)
Run for It: Stories of Slaves Who Fought for the Freedom, by Marcelo D’Salete, translated by Andrea Rosenberg (Fantagraphics)
Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia
Furari, by Jiro Taniguchi, translated by Kumar Sivasubramanian (Fanfare/Ponent Mon)
Golden Kamuy, by Satoru Noda, translated by Eiji Yasuda (VIZ Media)
My Brother’s Husband, vol. 1, by Gengoroh Tagame, translated by Anne Ishii (Pantheon)
Otherworld Barbara, vol. 2, by Moto Hagio, translated by Rachel Matt Thorn(Fantagraphics)
Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories, by Junji Ito translated by Jocelyne Allen (VIZ Media)
Best Archival Collection/Project—Strips
Celebrating Snoopy, by Charles M. Schulz, edited by Alexis E. Fajardo and Dorothy O’Brien (Andrews McMeel)
Crazy Quilt: Scraps and Panels on the Way to Gasoline Alley, by Frank King, edited by Peter Maresca (Sunday Press)
Foolish Questions and Other Odd Observations, by Rube Goldberg, edited by Peter Maresca and Paul C. Tumey (Sunday Press Books)
Sky Masters of the Space Force: The Complete Dailies, by Jack Kirby, Wally Wood et al., edited by Daniel Herman (Hermes Press)
Star Wars: The Classic Newspaper Strips, vol. 1, by Russ Manning et al., edited by Dean Mullaney (LOAC/IDW)
Best Archival Collection/Project—Comic Books
Akira 35th Anniversary Edition, by Katsuhiro Otomo, edited by Haruko Hashimoto, Ajani Oloye, and Lauren Scanlan (Kodansha)
Behaving MADly, written and compiled by Ger Alpeldoorn and Craig Yoe (Yoe Books/IDW)
The Collected Neil the Horse, by Arn Saba/Katherine Collins, edited by Andy Brown (Conundrum)
Fantagraphics Studio Edition: Jaime Hernandez, edited by Gary Groth (Fantagraphics)
Will Eisner: The Centennial Celebration, 1917-2017, by Paul Gravett, Denis Kitchen, and John Lind (Kitchen Sink/Dark Horse)
Best Writer – Tie
Tom King, Batman, Batman Annual #2, Batman/Elmer Fudd Special #1, Mister Miracle (DC)
Writer/Director Andrew Bujalski’s Support The Girls is a well-crafted look at the power of sisterhood in the most unlikely of places.
Bujalski develops a story-line, which highlights how incredibly nuanced the bond between women can be without making it seem ripped out of some fairytale book. His style is incredibly grounded, and Bujaslski’s characters are often on hard times. Lisa (Regina Hall) makes it her mission to soothe what ails the girls who work for her at a restaurant named Double Whammies (it’s just like Hooters). Hall’s performance was incredibly rich ranging from moments of empathy, joy, and sadness- in short, a revelation. It’s without question the most exceptional performance of her career.
Shayna McHayle, Haley Lu Richardson and John Elvis in SUPPORT THE GIRLS, a Magnolia Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures.
Support The Girls centers around the daily lives of everyone working at Double Whammies. Lisa (Hall) is the general manager of the eatery and acts as the waitresses pseudo mother figure. For the woman of Double Whammies, the restaurant serves as an escape from the harsh realities of the real world and as a way to pay their bills. No matter how bad things get, Lisa always remains positive about everything (even when her life is falling apart). Well, over the course of one-day, Lisa’s sunny disposition is tested. What happens when your one escape from reality is completely shattered to pieces?
Regina Hall in SUPPORT THE GIRLS, a Magnolia Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures.
Support The Girls is briskly paced which works and the central figure during those ninety-one minutes is undoubtedly Lisa. From the moment she walks in that door, Lisa is always trying to do the right thing for both the girls and the restaurant. However, most everyone in her life is trying to exploit her in one way or another. Her kitchen staff decided to orchestrate a robbery.
The waitress who was staying with her due to an abusive boyfriend ends up trying to take the money her co-workers had raised for her to move away and going back to her man. One after the other these girls push Lisa which eventually leads to her losing it.
Her only saving grace is the loyalty she’s built with a few members of her staff – Danielle, (Shayna McHayle) and Maci (Hayley Lu Richardson). While these three couldn’t be any more different, they are bonded by the self-worth each gain by working at Double Whammies (which some might see as contradictory due to the type of bar). For Lisa, her career is all she has, and when that’s taken from her, she becomes lost (which is feeling most twenty-somethings get). It would have been nice to see a clear indicator of where she was headed by the end of Support The Girls, but ultimately they made the right decision. It’s not about Lisa’s journey but about how she stops accepting people’s poor actions.
Matthias Grunsky’s cinematography was appropriate but didn’t enhance much of the storyline. Overall, watching Hall perform is such a joyous experience that it more than justifies seeing Support The Girls. When Magnolia Pictures releases this film in your area be sure and go see it.
This episode of MY HERO ACADEMIA picks up after last week, and starts in on the action. Last week may have been light on the action, but “The Test” really kicks things into gear. New costumes, new rivals, and only a small chance of getting their licenses. MY HERO ACADEMIA has definitely raised the stakes and set up a heart-pounding battle.
“The Test” is a little reminiscent of the sports festival. While Class 1-A has fought other UA classes before, they are now paired against other schools. There’s not a lot of fighting in this episode, but it sets up all the important pieces. The 1-A heroes have refined their moves & costumes, and met their new fearsome competitors. Even while setting up action, thought, MY HERO ACADEMIA never loses momentum. “The Test” is a fun table-setting episode that sets up exciting things to come.
The balance between Midoriya and the team in “The Test” is really strong. Midoriya is still the star of the episode, as he rallies the rest of the squad. However, we get a nice glimpse of the other heroes changing their costumes and sizing up the competition. Seeing (most all) of the class stick together as they enter the exam is exciting, though frightening. How many of them won’t make it? Will the three who split up pass as well? Keeping Midoriya as the focus is strong, but it’s always nice when the whole class is incorporated.
MY HERO ACADEMIA also sets up new rivalries for the team. Both Shiketsu and Ketsubutsu have some frightening competitors for the class. Particularly, Inasa Yoarashi and Yo Shindo are alarming new figures. Each of them comes off as overly passionate, but there’s clearly darkness within both of them. While they are quite similar in set-up, it will be interesting how they develop as enemies. Especially since Yo and the Ketsubutsu Academy team get the jump on Class 1-A at the end, it won’t be long before his intentions are clear.
Along with the class dynamic, there’s also the budding romantic feelings between Midoriya and Ochaco. Their feelings for each other have been teased in various ways over the whole show. It now seems like they’re being pushed closer and closer together, as Ochaco realizes her feelings. It’s an interesting juxtaposition between Eraserhead and Ms. Joke, the Ketsubutsu teacher who wants to marry him (or maybe that’s a joke too!) MY HERO ACADEMIA hasn’t done a lot with romance yet, so maybe they’ll get it moving now, or keep it for later.
The set-up of the exam is especially exciting. Unlike the sports tournament, the whole class of 1-A will be fighting something like a real battle. Even though the laser tag-like test is different than a real brawl, it’s more like a fight than the Capture the Flag game. The MY HERO ACADEMIA exam is more like the class’ initial fight with Tomura Shigaraki. Maybe it’s the costumes, or the more traditional team vs team set-up. But the conflict of Class 1-A fighting to stay alive, even with every school gunning for them, is especially exhilarating.
MY HERO ACADEMIA has kicked it up a notch with an especially huge conflict. There’s only a small chance that all the characters we know and love will get to be professional heroes. But this episode is incredibly paced, and introduces all the elements for an action-packed fight for hero licenses.
CBS All-Access dropped the trailer for the second season of Star Trek: Discovery at San Diego Comic-Con International Friday afternoon. It appears what is old is new again, as Commander Pike is on a mission to find Spock.
Season two is going to be about family according to series’ co-creator and executive producer Alex Kurtzman.
Watch the trailer below.
Star Trek: Discovery stars Sonequa Martin-Green (Commander Michael Burnham), Doug Jones (Commander Saru), Shazad Latif (Lt. Ash Tyler), Mary Wiseman (Ensign Sylvia Tilly), Anthony Rapp (Lt. Commander Paul Stamets), Wilson Cruz (Dr. Hugh Culber), Mary Chieffo (L’Rell) and Anson Mount (Captain Christopher Pike).
The second season of Discovery takes off in January 2019.
What did you think of the first season of Star Trek: Discovery and are you excited for season two? Comment below.
During its presentation at San Diego Comic-Con International, Universal Pictures debuted the first trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass, which has now been officially released online.
For those of you that might not already know, Glass will bring together the characters from two popular Shyamalan movies. Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson will return as their Unbreakable characters, David Dunn and Elijah Price, while James McAvoy will return as his Split character Kevin Wendell Crumb. The trailer, which you can watch below, gives us our first look at the film and promises to further explore the filmmaker’s wacky superhero universe.
From Unbreakable, Bruce Willis returns as David Dunn as does Samuel L. Jackson as Elijah Price, known also by his pseudonym Mr. Glass. Joining from Splitare James McAvoy, reprising his role as Kevin Wendell Crumb and the multiple identities who reside within, and Anya Taylor-Joy as Casey Cooke, the only captive to survive an encounter with The Beast.
Following the conclusion of Split, Glass finds Dunn pursuing Crumb’s superhuman figure of The Beast in a series of escalating encounters, while the shadowy presence of Price emerges as an orchestrator who holds secrets critical to both men.
Directed by M. Night Shyamalan, the film stars James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Spencer Treat Clark and Sarah Paulson. The film will land in theatres on January 18, 2019!
Glasswill be released in cinemas on January 18, 2019!
